Apple to create $1bn Texas base

Apple has announced plans to build a new campus in Austin, Texas, saying the project will involve a $1bn investment. Apple already employs 6,200 staff at its current facilities in Austin, making it the company's biggest base outside of its home at Cupertino in California's Silicon Valley. The new posts, it said, would include roles in its engineering, research and development, and sales divisions. The announcements follow an earlier commitment made in January to create 20,000 new jobs in the US by 2023. Last month, Amazon announced plans to build new campuses in New York and near Washington DC as part of its own job-creation plans.